t7iguy's Journal

Join me on a hike along the Deep Creek Trail in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Bryson City, North Carolina, USA. 3 beautiful waterfalls plus scenery and more.

Great Smoky Mountains National Park - Deep Creek Trail with 3 waterfalls
https://youtu.be/cxo_7bBZ4es

The creature under the surface of the water. An Eastern Hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis ssp. alleganiensis) observed in it's natural underwater habitat in a clear mountain stream.
The Hellbender is North Americas largest salamander.

Underwater Video of Eastern Hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis ssp. alleganiensis)
https://youtu.be/Vizq41Q8Sfw

If you are a DIY type macro photographer you might be interested in the FREE flash diffusion material that I use in my DIY flash diffusers for my macro photography.
Learn more at my journal post at the following link.

https://www.inaturalist.org/journal/t7iguy/65008-diffusion-for-macro-flash-photography

More sample images using this diffusion material are shown in the observations below

I have a video version at the following link...
https://youtu.be/Ji_0Lrr3S-0